Despite my best intentions to not start a new project without finishing up several WIPs (one for charity, shame on me!), I found myself drawn into Bonnie Hunter's Good Fortune Mystery QAL. I follow her scrap organization system for the most part, cutting my smaller pieces into use-able ready to go precuts. So when I … Continue reading Good Fortune Mystery Quilt-a-long
Hurray, the final block of the Fall into a QAL is complete! The Owl block was designed by Vanda Chittenden. You can visit her blog Quilting with Vanda to download the pattern. I have a horned owl living somewhere close to my house. The night I finished this I could hear her hooting (I have … Continue reading Fall into a QAL, Block 12 “Mr. Owl” {2018-10-24}
We are one block shy of the finish of the Fall into a QAL. This set of blocks has been so fun to make I hate to see it end. Though the upside is that I will get to enjoy the quilt in a short couple of weeks. Abbie of Sparkle On designed this Autumn … Continue reading Fall into a QAL, Block 11 “Autumn Harvest Barn” {2018-10-09}
I am back from Japan and enjoying settling into fall with the cooler weather helping set the mood here in the Bay Area. Once fully caught up on work and projects, I intend to get a post out with all my Japanese fabric purchases but that is for another day. In the meantime, after the … Continue reading Fall into a QAL, Block 10 “Patchwork Pickles” {2018-09-28}
Another great and fun block this week! Designed by Karen at Tu-Na Quilts, Postage Stamp Turkey block is composed of 64 2' finished squares. I had no cooperation from the wind on photo day, and imagine my experience matches that of a free range Turkey being plumped on someone,s farm (clearly not Purdue). Super excited … Continue reading Fall into a QAL Block 9, Turkey
I keep saying "oh this is my favorite block" with each new block release in this Fall into QAL then the new block is released and I have a new favorite. Sigh. All of which is to say that the designers in this group are rocking it and I have many favorites. Their creativity and variety … Continue reading Fall into a QAL Block 8 {2018 08 27}
An almost finish on Block 7 of the the Fall into a QAL, hosted by Partners in Design: Where Friends and Fabric Meet. Block 7 of the Fall Into a QAL “Pumpkin” was designed and released by Bobbi from Snowy Days Quilting. I love the variety of pumpkins to be made for this block! For this … Continue reading Fall into QAL Block 7 {2018-08-27}
We are nearing the finish line with the I Wish You a Merry QAL with block #11 being a North Star designed by Kathleen McCormick of Kathleen McMusing. You can find her blog post with the block pattern right here. This block was a challenge, as using the triangle ruler is still foreign to me. … Continue reading I Wish You a Merry QAL Block 11, North Star {2017-11-29}
It is check in time for the Splash of Color QAL. The pattern I chose is Cascading Stars by Afton Warrick. I am happily further along than I thought I would be after posting this update a couple of weeks ago. The colors are so bright against the charcoal to black background fabric. And, I … Continue reading Splash of Color QAL Check in {2017 11-14}
I started my last blog post I Wish You a Merry QAL Block 9, Reindeer Games {2017-10-26} with the statement "The blocks in the I Wish You a Merry QAL continue to shine!". Well, that is so true of this block too! It is a Christmas Lantern that lights up the rest of the blocks. This … Continue reading I Wish You a Merry QAL Block 10, Christmas Lantern {2017-11-13}
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